OT: Arborist Site from 35,000 Feet

[dbabcock]

If this works, I'm currently in a 747 with my laptop headed over Canada from Chicago to Japan! Just wanted to say hi.

 

[Dennis]

Doug, I guess that answered my question...lol...did you take a chainsaw with you? Just so you could sleep at night?

 

[dbabcock]

I don't get much of a chance to sleep when I'm over there. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however. When I get back, I'll post a couple of pictures to show you why.

 

[buckwheat]

mmm... now what size saw would ya use on all of them bonsai trees?

 

[HUSKYMAN]

I would say you could use anything on a bonsai tree except a 009 which would take two tanks of gas to get thru one

 

[sonny]

im sorry but im just amazed at that. last time i was on a plane i sent a fax. Heck im just amazed at the remote control for the tv.

 

[D]

Wow, so if you were hooked up to one of them airplane phones that means some of you are willing to pay $9.99 a minute to get on arboristsite. I cut everyone a deal 10 bucks a month. Any takers?
Have fun over there. I liked everything but the food. Nasty stuff. Lived off pasta for the week, and even that sucked. Pasta that tastes like fish.

 

[dbabcock]

I'm writing this from my hotel room overlooking Tokyo Bay. It's after 2 in the morning on Tuesday here. I'll be home by Tuesday night EST.

Darin,
Trust me when I say that the $9.99/min. plane connection, or whatever it is, is absolutely trivial when compared to other costs. How about $8000 for a last minute round trip ticket, or $1500 for 3 nights in the hotel. They send a limo for me at the airport. The ride into town takes about 1/2 hour and that's $350 each way. A nominal dinner for 4 of us cost over $1300, and that doesn't include Cognac, wine or Cubans ($30-50 each) after dinner. I don't care for most of the food, but anything's better than Germany or England. Figure that a 4 day trip over here will end up costing in the neighborhood of $12-15,000. I didn't get to do the nightlife thing because of time constraints this trip, but that could have (would have) pushed it close to $20,000.

Dennis,
I'll be in touch on Wednesday. I didn't bring my chainsaw because I knew I'd catch some s#@t as all these little Japanese guys only use what they can handle: Stihls. lol! They had a race in back of the hotel, where they were timing each other for single cuts through 3/4" Bonsai cants! I informally timed one and observed 17 seconds on my watch. I haven't been anywhere that has good shirts this time. I could get you one at the airport, but they suck. I'll be coming back in the April time frame, and can do it then.

Ken,
Yeah, I gotta wear a suit, but only when I meet with the brass of Japanese customers. I get stuck going out to dinner with them and avoiding doing the Karaoki thing which is considered normal fare over here. Did you get my email with questions that I sent last week?

 

[kdhotsaw]

3120 mods

hello doug ,
recieved your e-mail and recieved your saw also. It looks good. will start on it in a few days i'll keep you posted.
are you back from toyko yet?
ken

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I was there for a year and lived on Yaki Soba and fried rice.